Bach flowers for our dogs and cats: thank you Novanimalia

Natural well-being for our protégés At the refuge, we do everything we can to improve the well-being of our animals while they await adoption. Yesterday, we were lucky enough to welcome Anne-Valentine Sovet, behaviourist and naturopath, who is also certified in pharmazoocognosy, an approach that allows animals to benefit from the goodness of plants to better manage their emotions and health. ?? Novanimalia,

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Thanks to the scouts from Unit 67 in Jette: a great collection for our animals

We would like to express our deepest gratitude to the Anacondas Patrol, a group of young scouts aged 12-13 from Unit 67 in Jette, for their fantastic work on behalf of our shelter. With energy and generosity, these committed young people organised a collection to help our animals, and their contribution is making a real difference. Thanks to their efforts, we can continue to improve the daily lives of our residen

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Fundraising campaign: a €535 donation from the British School of Brussels

Today, we would like to extend a huge thank you to the British School of Brussels and in particular to Birgitte, one of their students who, thanks to her commitment and determination, has managed to raise 535 euros for our shelter! This generous donation will help us to continue our renovation work, improving the living conditions of our protégés and providing them with an even warmer and more suitable environm

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Two Malinese sheperds tied up in the middle of the night 100 meters from our shelter

15 days ago, in the middle of the night, two Malinois dogs were tied up in the garden of a neighbour of our shelter in Anderlecht, rue des Papillons, and abandoned on the spot. It was in the early hours of the morning that our distraught team discovered them: a female aged around 1 and a half years and a young male aged 7 months, River, probably her son. Both friendly, sociable and affectionate. River Aba

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Behind the scenes: when money comes before animal welfare

Since January, our refuge has seen an influx of puppies and young dogs bought in pet shops, as well as an increasing number of pedigree cats abandoned shortly after purchase. Their owners are often ill-informed and realise too late that an animal requires time, patience and commitment. Which dogs do we find? Labradors, jack russells, foxes, pugs, schippers, spitzes, bichons, Australian shepherds, French bu

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Animal shelters: a battle that goes beyond caring for animals

When an animal is the victim of abuse or neglect and the animal welfare authorities order it to be seized, animal shelters are called in at the front line to remove it, take it in, house it, care for it and offer it a new life. But very often, their mission does not stop there. ➡️ Legal action to defend animals Shelters don't just take in animals that have been seized: sometimes they also take legal action

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Brussel’s shelter : our organisation for your appointments

Dear friends of our animal shelter, When you make an appointment with us (for a meeting with a view to a potential adoption or even abandonment), our team makes special arrangements to welcome you. This includes preparing the space in advance and managing the logistics with our animal carers, who prepare to take the animal out while carrying out and interrupting other tasks. We put a lot of energy into ensuring t

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Welcome to Animal Christmas on December 14

We'll be celebrating Christmas for Animals on Saturday, December 14, and you're all welcome from 10am to 5pm. We're delighted to invite you to our Anderlecht Animal Shelter, which is currently undergoing renovations but which we'll do our best to organize for you. Date: Saturday, December 14, 2024 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Location: Rue des Papillons 245, 1070 Brussels Program: Mulled wine and hot chocol

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Another mantrailing session for Louise, Caramel, Lola and Zoé!

This Tuesday in Veeweyde, Julie & Les Melting'Pets came to give our little ones a fun mantrailing session. Louise, Caramel, Lola and Zoé outdid themselves! These fun mantrailing sessions are made possible thanks to a subsidy from the Brussels Region, much to our dogs' delight! This “playful” mantrailing is provided in our home in the form of training exercises to enable our dogs to make a constructive

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Amicau’s ideas for enriching our pets’ environment

A few days ago, the staff at Amicau de Rhode-Saint-Genèse came to bring us a bunch of toys, puzzles, balls, treats, digging mats, collars and accessories of all kinds too great to entertain our dogs for an afternoon. Meet Lana, Tara, Cleo, Oscar and Cash in action. We can tell they loved it! Help us enrich their environment with toys and accessories like these? Yes, we can! Participate in our fundraising

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